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  2. Cestus (boxing) - Wikipedia

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    A cestus or caestus (Classical Latin: [ˈkae̯stʊs], Ancient Greek: Kεστός) is a battle glove that was sometimes used in Roman gladiatorial events. It was based on a Greek original, which employed straps called himantes and sphirae, hard leather strips that enclosed and protected the fist and lower arm. Some cesti were fitted with studs ...

  3. Cestus - Wikipedia

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    Cestus (Ancient Greek: Κεστός, romanized: Kestos), plural: cesti, in a general sense meant, for ancient Greeks and Romans, any band or tie. [1] However, it was more frequently used to refer to: The Girdle of Aphrodite [1] Boxing gloves used by ancient Greeks and Romans, also written Caestus [1] A girdle or belt worn by women in ancient Greece

  4. Boxing - Wikipedia

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    Boxing was a popular spectator sport in Ancient Rome. [19] Fighters protected their knuckles with leather strips wrapped around their fists. Eventually harder leather was used and the strips became a weapon. Metal studs were introduced to the strips to make the cestus. Fighting events were held at Roman amphitheatres.

  5. Sports before 1001 - Wikipedia

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    ~100 BCE — in ancient Rome, boxing was primarily a gladiatorial contest; gladiators wore lead cestae over their knuckles and heavy leather straps on their forearms for protection against blows. [4] ~400 CE — boxing apparently went into centuries-long decline after the rise of Christianity and the decline of the Roman Empire. [2]

  6. Ancient Greek boxing - Wikipedia

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    The form of boxing in the Roman Empire was called pugilatus, from pugnus, "fist" (Greek pygme). Greek influence came through the Etruscans. Boxing was a very popular sport until it was banned around 400 CE by Theodosius the Great because of its violence. [14] Evidence for Roman boxing comes from ancient literature, sculpture, wall paintings ...

  7. 1001 to 1600 in sports - Wikipedia

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    Having been popular in both ancient Greece and ancient Rome, boxing was apparently in centuries-long decline following the rise of Christianity after the fall of the Roman Empire. [ 3 ] "Creag"

  8. Pankration - Wikipedia

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    The athletes used boxing and wrestling techniques but also others, such as kicking, holds, joint locks, and chokes on the ground, making it similar to modern mixed martial arts. [1] The term comes from the Ancient Greek word παγκράτιον ( pankrátion ), meaning "all of power" (from πᾶν ( pân ) 'all' and κράτος ( krátos ...

  9. Hand-to-hand combat - Wikipedia

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    The pankration, which was practiced in Ancient Greece and Rome, is an example of a form which involved nearly all strikes and holds, with biting and gouging being the only exceptions (although allowed in Sparta). [2] Many modern varieties of martial arts and combat sports, such as some boxing styles, wrestling and MMA, were also practiced ...